Cultivator.



S. E. MlLLS.

CULTIVATOR.

APPLICATION FILED 050.11.191'7.

Patented Dec. 3, 1918.

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CULTIVATOR.

APPLICATION man I JEC. u. um. 1,286,710. 7 Patented Dec. 3, 1918.

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' SAMUEL MILLS, OF RAYMONDVILLE, TEXAS.

To all whom it ma concern:

' Beitlmown that I, SAMUEL E. MmLs,'a

citizen of the United. States, residing at Raymondville, in the county of Cameron'and State of Texas, have invented certain knew and useful Improvements in Cultivators, of

which the following isa specification. This-invention, relates to new; and useful improvements in. a cultivator.

The object of. the invention isto provide an implement o'f the character described particula'rly designed for the purpose of, cutting weeds and stalks and for sti'rringand'pulver v izing the surface of'the groundtdfcause it to better retain moisture,

Wi h the above and tain novel features of construct-ion, operation, and arrangement of parts, an example of which is given in this specification and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a plan view of the device.

I i Fig. 2 is a sectional side elevation.

Fig.3 is a rear view showing the rear axle, with the front part of the device broken away.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings wherein like numerals of reference designate similar parts in each of the figures,

numeralsl and 2 refer, respectively, to the front and rear'axles supported,'respectively, by the front and rear wheels 3, 3, and 4, f. The rear axle is turneddown at each end forming the elbows 5, 5 whose free ends are turned outwardly forming the spindle 6 Y whereon the supportingwheels 4, 4, rotate,

and the front axle has a central upstanding standard 7 formed integral therewith. A tongue 8 is provided which is secured to the tongue plate 9, said plate being provided with a bearing to receive the standard 7 and being secured to the front axle by means of Ubolts 10. A rack member 11, substantially triangular in form, is provided which rests upon the tongue plate 9 and the lower part of which has a bearing 12 provided to receive said standard and the upper part of this rack member is secured to the standard by means g of the U-bolts 13. A beam 14 is provided whose forward end is formed into a bearing 15 which slides upon the standard 7 and.

whose rear end is turned downwardly forming the stock 16 provided'to support the share 17. A frame is provided formed of the side members 18, 18, whose forward ends GULTVIVA'TOR.

specification-of Letters'latent.

other objects in view the invention has particular relatlon to oer Patented Dec. 3, 19118.

' Application filed December 11', 19 Serial No. 206,580.

converge and are secured to the beam 14:.

The rear ends of these said members rest upon the rear axle 2 and are provided' with bearings 19, 19 in which said rear axle rotates. "A manual. lever 20 is pivoted at its front end to'the front side of the rack member 11 and this lever carries amanually operated' dog rack 22 into-which the rear side of the mem ber 1 1 is formed. A link Q23 is vpivoted at tsrespeotlveends to the manual lever 20 and 21, normally in mesh with the,

tothegbeam 14: and said beam, andthe front end of the frame, may 'be'lelevat'ed and loweredby releasing the dog 21 and manipulating the lever 20 upor down.

Secured to the rear "end offo'ne'of the sidemembers 18 is a rack 24, and secured to the corresponding elbow 5 of the rear axle 2 is a manual lever 25 provided with a dog 26, normally engaging with said rack member. The rear end of the frame 18 may be lowered by manually releasing the dog 26 and pulling the manual lever 25 forwardly and whenthe frame is lowered to the desired position the dog 26 may be released to env cured to the lower end of the stock 16.

These blades converge forwardly and have an outward inclination and their outer edges are formed into sharp cutting edges and a circular colter 29 is rotatably mounted in the frame 30, which depends from the brace 27; and anchored to the frame of the colter 29, at one end, and to the beam 14 at its other end, an anchor bar 31 is provided to strengthen the colter frame 30. In opera tion the front and rear ends of the frame are lowered, as described, through the manual levers 20 and 25, so that the share 17 and the cutter blades will penetrate the surface of the ground. The blades will cut off weeds,

stalks, and the like under the surface of the ground and at the same time will loosen up; n

and pulverize the surface. -The implement is particularly adapted for cutting stalks in rows, and when used for this purpose, the

colter 29 operates to hold the blades firmly against the row of stalks forcing the ma chine to travel in av straight line'and'.pre

' vents the side movement thereof, said colter being of a diameter to penetrate the ground somewhat deeper than the blades 28.

The implement frame may be lowered: through said manual levers 20 and 25, as

herein'before explained, causing the shaft of the dogs sup-porting said-axles, a

front end vof the frame, and vertically adj usti- ,1? and the colter blades to clearthe surface of thevground, and may belocked in said eleable relative to the front axle, the rear {end ofthe beam being curved downwardly and formlng astock, means for securing said I Gopies-ofthis patentmay b obtained for,

1 cured to said "beaiif'and-stock against vertical movement .relat-ive toithe front axle, a share carried by the lower. end of the stock, a colter support from the frame, a rotatabledisk-r "lilie colter carried by said support and hav-' i'nga sharp cutting edge which penetrates the ground surface, a cutting blade arranged on each side, the rear end of each blade being secured to the colter-support' and the forward ends thereof converging and being seward inclination, and the outer :edges being formed into sharp cutting edges, and said againsti lateral.movement. 1:

two subscribing witnesses.)

' a p SAMUEL MILLS.

witnesseszd v v 1 7 o; B.-ITOM y,

five cents'each, by addressing the, Commissioner ofbPat'ents,

washington, D. C.

In testimony whereof I havesigned stock, said blades having out I colter form ng an anchor tolhold the blades name to thls specificationin the presence of 

